This video will walk you through the AP 2020 exam's important steps and offer tips.
Two days before the exam, you will get an email with your AP ID and an e-ticket that will take you to your personalized exam.
Check in 30 minutes before your exam starts.
The first thing you'll do is enter your 8-character AP ID and then fill out all your personal information.
Note the timer at the bottom of the screen. Hit Continue.
The exam will automatically start when that countdown hits zero and
once it starts, the timer located at the bottom will count down how much time you have to read your
question, craft your response, and submit it.
If your exam has one question, you will have 50 minutes.
If you have two questions,
you will get 30 minutes for the first one, and 20 minutes for the second one. If you are approved for extended time,
It will be added automatically.
The timer will turn red when you have five minutes left.
That's when you should wrap up your work and start submitting your response.
Once that timer hits zero, you will automatically be moved to the next question.
This is important. You can get partial credit for a partial answer, but you will not get any credit if you submit nothing.
You can use any device to take this exam: a desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone.
If you're typing on a desktop or laptop,
You can reduce the size of your browser window so you can see the question and your text file side-by-side.
Type your AP ID and initials at the top of the page.
You can also write your responses on paper. If you're writing by hand, use a number-two pencil or a pen with blue or black ink.
Use white paper –lined or unlined– and write legibly. Print or cursive is fine.
You can place your phone next to your paper, so you can keep an eye on your time.
Be sure you put your AP ID and initials at the top of the page.
If you use more than one piece of paper, number each page in order
For most AP exams, there are three ways to submit work:
You can attach a text file typed in another application.
You can paste a response typed in another application. Or you can attach photos of work you wrote by hand.
Let's walk through each option.
To attach a typed response click Attach
Response... with Attach Text File. You can browse for a file.
Once you hit Submit, you cannot go back to that question, so make sure you're ready to move on before you hit Submit.
If you choose to Copy and Paste your work, click on Paste Response.
Copy your response and paste it into the box, review it to make sure it has everything you want to submit, and is formatted correctly.
Once you have checked the pasted copy hit Submit.
If you're attaching a handwritten response, tap Attach Response.
Tap Attach a Photo.
Make sure it is vertical, and you are in a well-lit space. Snap your photo.
If your response has more than one page, make sure you attach the pages in order.
Remember, once you hit Submit you can not go back. If you just have one question for your exam, that's it.
You're done! For exams with two questions,
if you finish the first one with time to spare, a timer will start a countdown for when your second question will automatically start.
When you see this screen, the timer has started for your second question.
The process for answering question number two is exactly the same as for question
number one except you have 20 minutes to read the question, work on your response, and submit it.
Once you submit your second answer, you're done!
Some AP courses like World Languages and Music Theory will have exams that work a little differently.
To learn more about these courses and more details on AP 2020 Exams
Go to cb.org/ap2020